disrict can't fill tod position do to low wages???

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In a message dated 7/14/2004 12:39:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

dcamire@... writes:

How long do I have to accept that no body will work for what they

pay? Is that a way out for the school, if no one wants the job?

thanks for any info

deb

n24c 01 age 7

,

You have an IEP, you have a legal document stating that your child should be

receiving services from a TOD. The school is " not in compliance " and money is

no excuse. Call your State Education Dept and alert them to the problem you

are having. Put it all in weriting and sendf it to the person you find in the

State Ed Dept to start a paper trail. Ask for help, start an appeal ... whatever

you find to be the next best step. Our State Ed has a department for

" Communication Disorders " and they were very helpful to me. It's time to get on

the

phone to the state. Here in NY (and everywhere else) there are ways to fund the

TOD as well as other special educational needs and your district whould know

how to do that. Those professioals are more expensive than regular teachers.

That's why there is a separate budget section for those services. Don't wait for

the district to find some extra cash, don't complain to them any longer. They

have " not been in compliance " for a year!!!. Their budgetary issues are not

your concern. You daughter requires these services and they are legally

required to provide them. Period.

Our district tried a similar thing. They claimed that they could not provide

a TOD sdince they had " forgotten " to arrange for the TOD with our local BOCES

before their deadline. WRONG!

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 7/14/2004 12:39:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

dcamire@... writes:

How long do I have to accept that no body will work for what they

pay? Is that a way out for the school, if no one wants the job?

thanks for any info

deb

n24c 01 age 7

,

You have an IEP, you have a legal document stating that your child should be

receiving services from a TOD. The school is " not in compliance " and money is

no excuse. Call your State Education Dept and alert them to the problem you

are having. Put it all in weriting and sendf it to the person you find in the

State Ed Dept to start a paper trail. Ask for help, start an appeal ... whatever

you find to be the next best step. Our State Ed has a department for

" Communication Disorders " and they were very helpful to me. It's time to get on

the

phone to the state. Here in NY (and everywhere else) there are ways to fund the

TOD as well as other special educational needs and your district whould know

how to do that. Those professioals are more expensive than regular teachers.

That's why there is a separate budget section for those services. Don't wait for

the district to find some extra cash, don't complain to them any longer. They

have " not been in compliance " for a year!!!. Their budgetary issues are not

your concern. You daughter requires these services and they are legally

required to provide them. Period.

Our district tried a similar thing. They claimed that they could not provide

a TOD sdince they had " forgotten " to arrange for the TOD with our local BOCES

before their deadline. WRONG!

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 7/14/2004 12:39:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

dcamire@... writes:

How long do I have to accept that no body will work for what they

pay? Is that a way out for the school, if no one wants the job?

thanks for any info

deb

n24c 01 age 7

,

You have an IEP, you have a legal document stating that your child should be

receiving services from a TOD. The school is " not in compliance " and money is

no excuse. Call your State Education Dept and alert them to the problem you

are having. Put it all in weriting and sendf it to the person you find in the

State Ed Dept to start a paper trail. Ask for help, start an appeal ... whatever

you find to be the next best step. Our State Ed has a department for

" Communication Disorders " and they were very helpful to me. It's time to get on

the

phone to the state. Here in NY (and everywhere else) there are ways to fund the

TOD as well as other special educational needs and your district whould know

how to do that. Those professioals are more expensive than regular teachers.

That's why there is a separate budget section for those services. Don't wait for

the district to find some extra cash, don't complain to them any longer. They

have " not been in compliance " for a year!!!. Their budgetary issues are not

your concern. You daughter requires these services and they are legally

required to provide them. Period.

Our district tried a similar thing. They claimed that they could not provide

a TOD sdince they had " forgotten " to arrange for the TOD with our local BOCES

before their deadline. WRONG!

[Guest guest]

My apologies for all my typos. When I get annoyed, I type really really fast

and hit mutilple keys.(sigh) you'd think I'd realize that by now. Oh well. I

hope you all can interpret my gibberish!

-- Jill (who is taking a deep breathe and making a fresh pot-o-coffee becuase

she could really use another cup.)

[Guest guest]

My apologies for all my typos. When I get annoyed, I type really really fast

and hit mutilple keys.(sigh) you'd think I'd realize that by now. Oh well. I

hope you all can interpret my gibberish!

-- Jill (who is taking a deep breathe and making a fresh pot-o-coffee becuase

she could really use another cup.)

[Guest guest]

My apologies for all my typos. When I get annoyed, I type really really fast

and hit mutilple keys.(sigh) you'd think I'd realize that by now. Oh well. I

hope you all can interpret my gibberish!

-- Jill (who is taking a deep breathe and making a fresh pot-o-coffee becuase

she could really use another cup.)

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Hi

My Daughter is 7 years old ,She attends a public school in maine.

The school has been doing well except for being able to hire a TOD

Court needs a TOD with ci exp, and sign langauge. The district has

had sevral interviews but no one is willing to work for maines

wages.

My ?? Can we force the disrict to pay a more competive salary so we

can hire someone.

She has not had a TOD for more then a year.The disrict has

contracted with a tod consultant,But the consultant can not work 1

on 1 with courtney do to her schedule.Her Iep states 80 min a day

direct instruction with a tod.

How long do I have to accept that no body will work for what they

pay? Is that a way out for the school, if no one wants the job?

thanks for any info

deb

n24c 01 age 7